Cigar-lighter.



A. L. GEARHART. CIGAR LIGHTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-17, I9I5- Llfi fi Patented Jan. 25, 1916.

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A. L. GEARHART.

CIGAR LIGHTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. I7. 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1916.

Application filed March 17, 1915. Serial No. 14,932. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW LLOYD GEAR- HART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clear-field, in the county of Clearlield and State of Pennsylvania, have in- .vented new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Lighters, of which the following is a A still further object of the invention is to provide means for utilizing a thrust of the torch to first store up power in a sparking medium carrier and then automatically release same to enable the carrier to be peratedby the power to form the spark.

Other and further objects of the invention will be later herein set forth and manifested in the course of the following description.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a top plan view; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4+4 of Fig. 5 the parts being in down position; Fig. 5 is a detail top plan view of the igniting mechanism proper; Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, any suitable supporting case 1 may be employed, though preferably one of the type depicted in the drawings in which same has a cigar cutting mechanism '2 at its base and a face 3 suitable for the reception of advertising matter.

The invention is particularly directed to the sparking mechanism and involves a base plate 4 preferably removable from the case at the rear thereof and upon which the sparking or igniting mechanism is completely supported.

being formed with an aperture 6 having guide lips or wings 7 thereabout, for a purpose hereinafter set forth.

Pivoted at 8 to and between a pair of longitudinal guides 9 is a vertically reciprocal carrier 10,which has a sparking block 11 adjustably secured thereto by a set screw 12. The block 11 preferably has a beveled knife edgel3 for a purpose later specified. The block carrier is slotted at 1-1- to receive the rod 5 whereby the latter cotiperates with the guides 9 to prevent undue lateral play of the carrier in its reciprocal movements. Pivoted at 15 to the front end of the carrier 10 is a dog 16 the nose of which is slotted at 17 and receives and rides on a longitudinal rib 18 in suitable rigid connection with the base A. The dog 16 and the carrier 10 are normally retained in the up or set position illustrated in Fig. 6 by a coil spring 19 connected to each.

A horizontally reciprocal carriage 2O slides on the base plate t and is guided in its reciprocal movements by any suitable means, for instance as shown in the present disclosure by a screw and slot connection 21-22 and guides 23 and 24. Carriage has a lateral finger 25 which is normally engaged by the nose of the dog 16 and has its rear end normally abutting a buffer or bumper 26 which may be a piece of felt or leather or the like. The tail or rear end of the carriage 20 is normally held in engagement with the bumper or buffer 26 by means of a coil spring 27 connected to the carriage and to the base plate 4:.

The carriage 20 is formed with a side or lateral extension 28 that has spaced parallel guides 29 between which is slidably ,mounted a sparking block carrier 30. The

carrier 30 is provided with a member having two jaws 31 between which a sparking block 82 is held by a set screw 33. Carrier 30 has a screw 34 connected thereto, the latter being slidable through an ear 35 secured to the extension 28 between-which ear and the carrier is interposed a coil spring 36 which surrounds the screw 34 so as to tension the carrier 30 or normally force same toward the sparking block 11. The head of the screw 34: abuts the ear 35 and thereby limits the extent of inward movement of the 10f the just stated inward movement of the carrier may be regulated as desired, and the carrier placed under any desired tension, 2'. 6. weak or strong. A bar 37 is secured by screws 38 to the'carriage 20 and serves to prevent upward movement of the carrier 30;

' shown in Fig. 7. The torch 41 is of tubular form having wicking'42 appropriately secured about its periphery at the base end of the torch, the base end being preferably flared at 43. A liquid fuel tank 44 normally houses the torch. r

In operation, the torch is removed'from the tank 44 and inserted in aperture 6, being guided by the lips or wings 7' so as to receive the rod 5, whereupon the torch is pressed downwardly, rod 5 providing a guide to cause the lower end of the torch to bear against carrier 10 thereby moving the latter to the positionshown in Fig. 7 which movement causes the nose of dog 16 to contact with the finger 25 of carriage 20 moving the latterv outwardly against the tension of spring 27 until dog 16 encounters cam 39 the action of which latter is to raise the dog upwardly. The raising of the dog by the cam frees the dog of its engagement with finger 25, and thus releases the carriage 20 enabling same to respond to the action'of the spring 27, which latter gives a sharp, quick pull upon the carriage and causes same and sparking block 32, thereof to move with great speed past the sparking block 11 which latter has been moved to down position with the carrier 10. The block v32 wiping against the block 11 causes a spark which instantly ignites the alcohol or the like that the wicking ofthe torch is saturated with.

It will thus be apparent from the foregoingthat the spark producing means is entirely mechanical and automatic and is actuated by a thrust of the torch and that the vertical reciprocal carrier is utilized to first impartone stroke to the horizontal reciprocal carrier to store up power therein 6. e. tension its spring,and to then release the latter carrier to enable same, by means of its spring, to complete reciprocation, thus causing the two sparking blocks to contact and produce a spark, since. the vertical carrier upon thrust of the torch moves its block adjacent the path of travel of the horizontal carrier to contact with the block of the latter.

What is claimed is:

1. In a cigar lighter, a depressible plvoted two sparking media to cause a spark.

'2. In a cigar lighter, a tensioned reciprocal sparking medium carrier, a tensioned reciprocal torch operated sparking medium carrier, and means whereby when the second carrier is actuated the first carrier will be moved in one direction against its tensioning means and then released to move to complete its reciprocation and have its sparking medium act on the sparking medium of the second carrier to produce a spark.

3. In a cigar lighter, a sparking block carrier pivoted for vertical swinging, a dog pivoted to the carrier, a spring connected to the carrier and dog for normally holding both in up position, a horizontal reciprocal spring tensioned carriage having a projection engageable with the nose of the dog, a spring tensioned sparking block carrier on the carriage, a vertical rod adjacent the vertical carrier, a tubular torch receivable over the rod and engageable with the vertical carrier, and means to engage the nose of the dog to raise the latter out of engagement with the carriage projection to release the carriage at a predetermined time.

a. In a cigar lighter, a pivoted vertically reciprocal torch operated sparking media carrier, a dog pivoted to said carrier, means to normally hold the dog and carrier in up position, a horizontally reciprocal spring tensioned carriage, a laterally movable spring tensioned sparking media carrier on the carriage, a torch for operating the pivoted carrier, means on the carriage for engagement with the dog whereby movement of the latter will actuate the carriage in one direction, and means to release the dog from the carriage means at a predetermined period to enable the carriage to be restored to normal position and to form a spark.

5. In a lighter, a sparking elementmounted for movement from a normal position, a slidably mounted sparking element normally arranged adjacent the path of the first element to contact therewith, spring means retaining the sliding element in normal position, a connection between the sparking elements whereby on movement of the first element from normal position the second element will be moved from the path of the first element and against the action of the spring means, said first element moving into the path of the second element when the latter is moved from the path of the first element through the connection, and means to release the second element from the connection to permit of said last element moving under the action of the spring to nor mal position for contacting with the first element.

6. In a lighter, a movable carrier, a sparking element thereon, a spring normally retaining the carrier in one position, a second movable carrier, a sparking element on the latter adapted for coaction with the first element, a releasable connection between the carriers whereby on movement of second carrier the first carrier is moved against the tension of the spring, and means to release the connection from the first carrier.

7. In a lighter, a slidable carrier, a swin ing carrier, a sparking element on each carrier adapted for coaction, a dog carried by the second carrier to releasably engage the first carrier for sliding the same on swinging of the second carrier, and a cam to release the dog from the carrier.

8. In a lighter, a slidable carrier, a swing ing carrier, a sparking element on each carrier adapted for coaction, a dog carried by the second carrier to releasably engage the first carrier for sliding the same on swinging of the second carrier, a cam to release the dog from the carrier, a spring to restore the swinging carrier to normal position, and means to return the slidable carrier.

9. In a lighter, a sparking element, a slidably mounted carrier therefor, a ooacting sparking element, a movable carrier for the second element normally holding the latter from the path of the first element, and means operable by the second carrier, when the latter is moved to bring its sparking element into the path of the first element, for operating the first carrier with its element.

10. In a lighter, a sparking element, a carrier supporting the element for movement, a second movably mounted sparking element normally out of the path of the first element and adapted to be moved into the path thereof whereby 011 movement of the carrier the two elements will coact to produce a spark, and means operable by movement of the second element into the path of the first element for operating the carrier and with it its element.

11. In a lighter, a movable carrier, a sparking element carried thereby for movement in a defined path, a second sparking element, and means normally holding the second element out of the path of the first element and adapted for moving it into the path of the first element and for actuating the carrier.

12. In a lighter, a movable carrier, a sparking element yielclably mounted on the carrier, a second sparking element, a movable carrier for the second element normally holding the same from the path of movement of the first element, and means operable subsequent to movement of the sec ond element into the path of the first element for actuating the latter and its carrier.

13. In a lighter, a base plate, a carrier pivoted thereto,a dog pivoted at one end to the free end of the carrier and having its opposite end slidable on the plate, a spring normally holding the dog and carrier angularly related to retain the free end of the latter elevated from the plate, a slidable carrier operable by the dog on movement tending to aline the dog and pivoted carrier, at sparking element mounted on the slidable carrier for movement therewith, and a sec- 011d sparking element on the pivoted carrier movable into the path of the first sparking element on alining the dog and pivoted carrier.

14. In a lighter, a pivoted carrier, a second carrier slidable radial to and in a plane parallel with the movement of the first carrier, a sparking element on each carrier normally out of the path of each other, and means operable subsequent to movement of the pivoted carrier alongside the path of the slidable carrier for actuating the latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW LLOYD GEARHART.

Witnesses:

F. (J. WRIGLEY, C. M. RHINE.

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